Asking for a Friend

Agnes, Hattie and Jake travel on the school bus together, but don't know each other well. They plan a week in Weston, as a 'study break' before exams, but none of them admit the real reasons they need to get away. Agnes must find her sister. Hattie can't bear being home now all her friends have ghosted her. And Jake is afraid he's ill and has absolutely no idea how to tell anyone. In one amazing week, they'll risk their lives, face their fears and find themselves.A feel-good YA story from the author of Summer of No Regrets about valuing the friends that value you.

Kate Mallinder lives with her husband, four children and two cats near Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire. She grew up in Solihull and went to college in Leeds. If left to her own devices, she'd live on a window seat with a good book and a never-ending cup of tea. Her first book, Summer of No Regrets, was published by Firefly in 2019.